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EP2259924B1
EP2259924B1 EP09724763.9A EP09724763A EP2259924B1 EP 2259924 B1 EP2259924 B1 EP 2259924B1 EP 09724763 A EP09724763 A EP 09724763A EP 2259924 B1 EP2259924 B1 EP 2259924B1
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  • This invention relates to a method of reducing the cut-off length of a newspaper.
  • the rate of operation of a printing press is limited by its structural capacity for speed.
  • the large mechanical components of a printing press may not last as long, may be more prone to being damaged, and may be more dangerous to operate, if they are pushed to operate at a speed that is too high.
  • the speed of printing has previously been dictated by the rotational speed of the plate and blanket cylinders which are designed to operate at a defined maximum speed.
  • paper recycling to reuse discarded paper has become a much more common activity and has become, for many, a big business. Further, as increased political pressure is brought to bear on paper use and paper recycling, paper has generally increased in price to accommodate increased recycling as well as to encourage more efficient use of new and recycled paper.
  • the cost of the raw newsprint upon which to print the newspaper can be the most important consideration in whether the newspaper can survive in the marketplace and can be the most significant cost in operating the newspaper.
  • a newspaper In today's world, a newspaper must compete against radio, television, and the Internet for its share of advertiser's dollars spent towards reporting.
  • the cost of raw newsprint can determine whether or not a newspaper can compete and ultimately survive.
  • Newsprint pricing regularly fluctuates on a quarterly basis which can often leave the newspaper uneasy about how the bottom line will look at the end of the year as even a small fluctuation in the last quarter can cancel out the profit margin built into the paper at the beginning of the year.
  • a newspaper printing press will generally print newspaper pages on a roll of paper (or a paper web as it is often called). This web is printed with multiple sheets across the width of the paper roll (two or more sheets or eight or more pages) with these same pages repeated down the roll of paper. Alternatively, the press may print a first row of sheets, and then a second row below that, before repeating the same pattern of rows. In this way, the newspaper sheets are essentially printed repetitively (serially) on the roll as it is unwound.
  • the press generally utilizes a continuously revolving cylinder as the printing surface to print the page.
  • the cylinder has a length corresponding to the width of the paper roll and generally prints one or two pages with each revolution of the cylinder along the length of the roll of paper.
  • Different sheets are printed on a different paper roll (generally on a different press unit) with the newspaper comprising the appropriate sheets from a plurality of press units being properly arranged, cut and folded together. In this way the newspaper is printed as one continuous printing operation without need to pause printing between pages.
  • a narrower paper roll is used and the press is generally set up to not utilize the entire width of the printing surface but only that which corresponds to the width of the roll (the ends of the printing cylinder are contacting only empty space as there is no paper to contact).
  • a wider paper roll could be used utilizing more of the length of the printing cylinder and the system could be set up to print more sheets along the width of the paper.
  • three narrower sheets (12 pages) may be printed along the width of a slightly wider roll of paper instead of the wider sheets on a narrower paper roll.
  • the printing cylinder could be modified dynamically so that a continuously changing pattern of repeating pages could be printed to allow for a printing cylinder to print a non-whole number of pages with each revolution, but such a dynamic system is prohibitively expensive in most situations and sufficiently difficult to operate that it is unusable for most newspaper printing operations.
  • press units are large, heavy, and expensive pieces of machinery.
  • the press units and folder principally comprise a large frame formed out of a material such as cast iron or steel with holes bored therethrough to enable the attachment of the various moveable components in a precise relation. It may not be feasible or desirable to make large-scale adjustments to existing press units or folders, given the cost and precision such adjustments may require. Further, the cost to replace press units and folders with more modem units is often prohibitive, especially for a smaller publication. It is therefore desirable to shorten the page length and increase the rate of production without need for such a large capital expenditure.
  • WO 2005/068336 discloses a folding device in a rotary roller press machine, which comprises a cutting cylinder and a transport cylinder interacting with said cutting cylinder in the form of a counter bearing, and receiving product sections.
  • the cutting cylinder comprises four successive blades which are arranged in the region of the covering surface thereof in a direction of the periphery and the transport cylinder comprises seven successive retaining devices in the region of the covering surface thereof in a direction of the periphery.
  • US 2004/244615 discloses a rotary roller printing press with a printing unit for printing a web with six printed pages, arranged axially next to each other, comprising a superstructure in which the web is cut longitudinally into three partial webs, with a folding installation, comprising at least one roller for transporting the partial webs and at least one folding apparatus.
  • the printing unit, the at least one roller for transporting the partial webs of the folding installation and a folding apparatus arranged after the above are separately mechanically driven by drive motors.
  • DE 10 2006 057 469 discloses a folding device with a first cutting mechanism for cutting a material web into individual panels of a given first length, and a folding blade cylinder and a folding jaws cylinder which have at least one folding blade and at least one retaining tool, which work together to transversally fold the panels.
  • a second cutting mechanism is arranged to shorten the panels by a second given length by means of the first cutting mechanism.
  • US 7,121,207 discloses systems and methods for retrofitting an existing newspaper press.
  • a method of reducing the cut-off length of a newspaper comprising: replacing a first plate cylinder of a press unit with a corresponding second plate cylinder having generally the same length, diameter, and circumferences as the first plate cylinder; printing pages on the press unit, the printing comprising running the press unit at the same speed it had run prior to the replacing; utilizing a three or four cylinder folder to provide for cutting and folding the pages; wherein the first plate cylinder comprises a first number of plates equally distributed around the circumference of the first plate cylinder, and the second plate cylinder comprises a second number of plates equally distributed around the circumference of the second plate cylinder; and either the first number of plates is two and the second number of plates is three; or said first number of plates is two and said second number of plates is one, and when said second number is one, said second plate cylinder is set up to print three pages during each revolution of said plate cylinder.
  • the second plate cylinder may be set up to print three pages during each revolution of the plate cylinder.
  • the press unit comprises a first blanket cylinder associated with the first plate cylinder, the method further comprising the step of replacing a first blanket cylinder in the press unit with a second blanket cylinder cooperative with the second plate cylinder.
  • the first plate cylinder is removed from the press unit and replaced by the second plate cylinder.
  • the first plate cylinder is modified to become the second plate cylinder.
  • the method further comprises repeating the replacing for each plate cylinder in the press unit.
  • the folder is selected from the group consisting of: a 2:4:4:4 folder, a 3:3:5:5 folder, a 4:4:5:5 folder, a 2:4:5:5 folder, a 3:4:5:5 folder.
  • the folder may operate in a collect run or a straight run.
  • FIG. 1 provides a drawing of a portion of a pressline showing two printing units (a three color unit and a standard unit) as well as a folder and some of the angle bars for interacting with the paper web.
  • FIG. 2 provides a drawing of a prior art two-around plate cylinder.
  • FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a prior art jaw-type end folder in a 2:3:3 ratio.
  • FIG. 4A shows the general principles of straight-run operation in time lapse positions 4A-1 through 4A-3.
  • FIB. 4B shows the general principles of collect-run operation in time lapse positions 4B-1 through 4B-6.
  • FIG. 5A provides a lateral perspective of an embodiment of a staggered three-around plate cylinder.
  • FIG. 5B provides an aerial-lateral perspective of an embodiment of a staggered three-around plate cylinder.
  • FIG. 5C provides a cross-section of an embodiment of a three-around plate cylinder.
  • FIG. 6 shows a straight-across one-around plate cylinder.
  • FIG. 7 provides an embodiment of a folder adjusted for a retrofitted press unit having a 3:5:5 ratio.
  • FIG. 8A shows a conceptual diagram illustrating the operation of a four cylinder folder in a 3:3:5:5 ratio.
  • FIG. 8B shows a conceptual diagram illustrating the operation of a four cylinder folder in a 4:4:5:5 ratio.
  • FIG. 8C shows a conceptual diagram illustrating the operation of a four cylinder folder in a 2:4:5:5 ratio.
  • FIG. 8D shows a conceptual diagram illustrating the operation of a four cylinder folder in a 3:4:5:5 ratio.
  • FIG. 9A shows an end view of the modification of a standard unit to introduce handedness when utilizing three-around plate cylinders.
  • FIG. 9B shows a perspective view of the cylinders of FIG. 8A .
  • FIG. 10 shows an end view of the modification of a three color process unit to introduce handedness when utilizing three-around plate cylinders.
  • FIG. 11 shows a comparison of rotation for a two page standard press unit compared to a three page standard press unit showing why the handedness is necessary.
  • a plate cylinder that generates images for two sheets is replaced with a plate cylinder of the same diameter and length that generates images for three sheets, and the press unit is operated with the latter cylinder.
  • a folder designed to work with such a press and methods for utilizing such a pressline in a three-around print mode.
  • the press units and folders discussed herein will be generated by retrofitting an existing press unit or folder to carry out printing in a three-around mode, while maintaining the same footprint as the original press unit.
  • this disclosure will refer to printing in a two-around mode, a three-around mode, etc. This is to indicate that during each rotation of a plate cylinder a press unit (101) is printing either two or three pages with a page being defined as an image split from other images in the resultant paper, but printed on the same web. These images may be duplicated down the web, or different from images above or below, providing for a repeating series. Further, this disclosure will discuss a one-around, two-around, three-around, etc. cylinder. This is a cylinder for printing, cutting, or transporting pages. This reference will generally be used in conjunction with a plate cylinder where the number refers to the number of plates, or a cutting or transport cylinder where it refers to the number of pages (images) which would fit around the cylinder.
  • a plate cylinder can operate in any mode which is a multiple of the number of plates or the cylinder by printing more than one image per plate. So for example, a one-around cylinder may operate in a one-around mode, a two-around mode, a three-around mode, etc. by simply having each plate (in this case each full rotation) comprise 1, 2, 3, etc. pages with appropriate space between them for cutting. Similarly, a three-around cylinder can operate in three-around, six-around, nine-around, etc. mode in the same fashion.
  • the systems and methods will be discussed in terms of their application principally to a standard press unit (103) and may occasionally be expanded to a half deck (105) for integration on the standard press unit to apply the systems and methods to a three color unit.
  • a standard press unit (103) and may occasionally be expanded to a half deck (105) for integration on the standard press unit to apply the systems and methods to a three color unit.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art would understand that the techniques could also be applied to other standard units, half deck units, full deck units, three color units, four color units, and/or tower units utilizing the same principles and without undue experimentation.
  • the systems and methods here may in fact be used to provide for three-around mode printing by any press unit which utilizes printing cylinders retrofitted, modified or otherwise constructed in conjunction with the systems and methods discussed herein.
  • the disclosure refers to press units and components thereof related to newspaper printing
  • the disclosure may apply to any printing application, including on any publication, paper, fabric, or other desired medium. Further, it may apply to any process or structure wherein the circumference of cylinders, drums, or rollers, and arcs of portions thereof, corresponds to a dimension of a final product which is desired to be adjusted.
  • FIG. 1 shows a general layout of a portion of an exemplary pressline (100) as might be used in any major newspaper to print pages which are primarily black and white with so-called "spot" color or occasional full color pages.
  • the pressline (100) includes at least one press unit (101), a series of angle bars (111) and a folder (121). While the pressline of FIG. 1 shows two press units (101), the angle bars (111) and a single folder (121); most presslines will have a folder (121) and two sets of angle bars (111) with between 4 press units (101) to 10 press units (101) depending on the desired capacity and design of the pressline (100).
  • a single press room may have one or more than one pressline (100), again depending on capacity and design, which may operate independently, or may operate in conjunction with each other.
  • the pressline (100) include at least one press unit (101) and any other associated structure necessary which operates in the standard manner known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the press unit (101) described herein and shown in FIG. 1 may be described as having a two-around plate cylinder, an example of which is shown in FIG. 2 .
  • plate cylinders (10) or (13) commonly produce two images corresponding to two sheets of the same length per rotation, by having two images inked onto them, one per plate.
  • the cylinder (10) or (13) then rotates continuously printing the combined pattern of two pages in a repeated serial pattern.
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of such a two-around plate cylinder (10), representative of any two-around plate cylinder (10) (13).
  • a two-around plate cylinder (10) has two plates (200) (201) on a shaft between an operator side (210) and drive side (212).
  • Each plate (200) (201) comprises half the circumference of the shaft of the cylinder (10).
  • the plates (200) (201) are equally distributed around the circumference of the cylinder (10), in equally sized arcs.
  • the plates (200) (201) are generally in a covering relationship to the cylindrical portion of the cylinder (10).
  • the plates (200) (201) generally wrap around the external curved surface of the cylinder (10).
  • Each plate (200) (201) corresponds to an image, which in turn generally corresponds to a single sheet of a newspaper, the sheets being ultimately separated by the end folder (121) and creating two separate sheets.
  • each sheet corresponds to the arc length of the cylinder (10) occupied by the plate (200) (201) corresponding to the image for that sheet.
  • a two-around plate cylinder (10) has a circumference of 1.63m (64")
  • operation of a press comprising that two-around plate cylinder (10) may generate images on two sheets 0.81m (32") in length.
  • two-around plate cylinders have a 1.19m (47") circumference; such a cylinder would generate images on two sheets 0.60m (231 ⁇ 2") in length.
  • the press units (101) may be any type of press unit (101) but will generally be either standard units (103), three color units (105) (which is usually a standard unit (103) with a half deck unit (115) placed thereon), four color units (which is usually a standard unit (103) with a full deck or satellite unit comprising a common impression cylinder (not shown) placed thereon) or tower units (not shown).
  • the type of press unit (101) depends upon the flexibility originally built into the pressline (100).
  • a pure black and white pressline (100) for instance, will generally only have standard units (103), while a pressline (100) utilizing some color (spot or process color) may have some three color units, four color units and/or towers.
  • Full color presslines or presslines designed to be highly versatile, may comprise all tower press units.
  • the pressline (100) will generally operate in a similar fashion.
  • Paper (131) will be fed from a paper roll to the press units (101) generally from underneath the press units (101).
  • the paper (131) will be of a predetermined width and will generally be provided on a large diameter roll containing a length many times greater than the height of any particular newspaper page.
  • the page will generally be printed upright so that if the roll of paper is viewed before cutting, there will be a predetermined number of pages arranged side to side across the width of the roll, with the same pages repeated serially down the roll as it unwinds and is printed. However, pages may alternatively be printed horizontally (generally called "tabloid" printing).
  • the exact width of the paper roll is selected based on the width of the press unit (101) and the desired size of the resultant pages.
  • plate cylinder (10) or (13) includes the necessary structure to allow for the ink to be placed into the correct format so as to form the necessary text or images to be printed. This may be the actual shape to be printed or may be a reverse image (depending on the type of printing performed).
  • This structure will generally be on the plates (200) and (201) with each plate corresponding to each image.
  • the plate cylinder (10) or (13) then transfers the ink to blanket cylinder (11) or (12) which then transfers the ink to the paper (131) printing the page.
  • Both sides of the page are generally printed simultaneously by the two blanket cylinders (11) and (12) in a standard press unit (103). If a three color press unit (105) is used, the paper (131) may be routed to an additional plate cylinder (1801) and blanket cylinder (1800).
  • the printing is accomplished by ink being transferred from the blanket cylinder (11), (12), or (1800) to the paper (131).
  • the paper (131) cannot be suspended over the blanket cylinder (11), (12) or (1800), but the blanket cylinder (11), (12), or (1800) must be allowed to push against a surface (generally another revolving cylinder) to transfer the ink to the paper (131) and cleanly print the page.
  • the two blanket cylinders (11) and (12) push against each other printing both sides of the page simultaneously with each cylinder creating the surface for the other cylinder to push against.
  • a common impression cylinder (48) which may be pressed against by any or all of the blanket cylinders (11), (12), or (1800) to provide the necessary surface.
  • each cylinder effectively prints a single set of pages on the paper web. This may either be provided in black or may be one of three component colors which, when used together, produce a full color image.
  • angle bars (111) provide for various changes in direction, orientation and/or delay in the various rolls of paper (131).
  • the pages being printed by a first press unit (101) are generally different from the pages being printed by a second press unit (101).
  • the angle bars (111) may also include cutting instruments to separate the sheets and/or pages printed side by side, effectively narrowing the width of the paper web where necessary.
  • the primary purpose of the angle bars (111) is to arrange the various individual paper webs with each other so as to align the components of the resultant newspaper correctly.
  • the various rolls have been arranged with their major surfaces over each other, and with different pages arranged over top of each other so that numerical ordered pages are logically arranged. Further, the repetitions of one paper roll (131) are aligned with the repetitions of the other paper rolls (131) and each roll is split to only one page wide.
  • the paper rolls (131) are then fed into the folder (121) which cuts the individual newspaper or newspaper sections apart and folds then into sections.
  • the folder (121) separates the individual newspaper sheets from the web of sheets all arranged on the series of rolls (131).
  • the paper web (131) may be drawn over a side folder to introduce the vertical fold, which may be referred to as a "first fold," in parallel with the paper web (131). This effectively folds all the sheets in the paper web and the adjacent webs to produce what we may think of as a paper "book.”
  • the paper rolls (131) are then fed into the end folder (121) (or more commonly simply called the folder) which introduces the horizontal, "second fold” across the paper web (the center page fold) and cuts the individual newspaper or newspaper sections apart.
  • the end folder (121) separates the individual newspaper sheets from the web of sheets all arranged on the series of rolls (131) producing a newspaper section.
  • An embodiment of one type of end folder (121), a jaw folder, is shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the paper (131) is first fed between a cutting cylinder (3) and a pin/collect cylinder (4) to cut the papers apart.
  • the cutting cylinder (3) may be described as "two-around,” in that it has two blades (20) (21).
  • the blades (20) (21) cut the paper (131) when they rotate past the pin/collect cylinder (4).
  • the length of the sheet ultimately cut is therefore equal to half the circumference of such a two-around cutting cylinder (3) and corresponds to the height of the paper.
  • the circumference of the pin/collect cylinder (4) is therefore calibrated to move two sheets (30) (31) past the cutting cylinder (3) for every rotation of the cutting cylinder (3), and to have some empty space (32) to round out the rest of the pin/collect cylinder's (4) circumference.
  • each sheet (30) (31) occupies a 120 0 arc around the circumference of the pin/collect cylinder (4), and 120 0 is left unoccupied (32) to permit a full rotation. Since pin/collect cylinder (4) is of larger diameter than cutting cylinder (3), each handles pages of similar size although they hold a different number of them.
  • the jaw cylinder (5) handles the same number of sheets as the pin/collect cylinder (4).
  • the jaw cylinder (5) is, therefore, also three-around.
  • the jaw cylinder (5) then passes the tented sheets to a delivery fly (8) for completion of folding and placement on a conveyor belt (9).
  • the end folder (121) has been traditionally designed to be able to process the paper (131) as it is released from processing by a two-around plate cylinder (10).
  • a functional end folder (121) may resemble that shown in FIG. 3 , which runs in a 2:3:3 ratio as discussed. That is, the cutting cylinder (3) is two-around, the pin/collect cylinder (4) is three-around, and the jaw cylinder (5) is three-around.
  • This ratio is keyed to the sheets from a press unit (101) printing in two-around mode, as it can handle two sheets (30) (31) at a time with space equivalent to a third sheet (32) to permit rotation completion without the cylinders interfacing with sheet transfers.
  • two-around mode has been the only common mode of operation.
  • existing presses (101) utilize two-around plate cylinders (10) and a folder (121) with a two-around cutting cylinder (3) standard to allow for easy integration.
  • folders (121) have operated in one of two ways, which may be referred to as "straight run” or “collect run.”
  • straight run operation the number of completed products, or sheets, is equal to the number of plates on the plate cylinder (10). Where there are two plates, straight run operation generates two completed products for every revolution of the printing cylinder. An embodiment of this operation is shown in FIG. 4A .
  • collect run operation produces one completed product for every revolution of the printing cylinder.
  • the folder (121) stores a first product from the plate cylinder revolution until a second product is produced, and then collects the two products together and releases them. An embodiment of this operation is shown in FIG. 4B .
  • one or more two-around plate cylinders (10) (13) are replaced with a corresponding cylinder that may be referred to as a three-around plate cylinder (400).
  • the three-around plate cylinder (400) corresponds in that it is a structural substitute for the two-around plate cylinder (10) as it is used in the particular press unit (101) of which it is a component. While printing in a three-around mode can be accomplished by a three-around plate cylinder (400) which has three plates as shown in FIG. 5 , it may also have only one plate as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the plate will generally be logically subdivided to provide for printing of three sheets. Therefore, even though it technically only has one plate, it is still for printing in three-around mode.
  • FIGS. 5A through 5C show an embodiment of a three-around plate cylinder (400) comprising an operator side (410), a drive side (412), and a shaft therebetween.
  • the three-around plate cylinder (400) is generally cylindrical, as fitting its roller function.
  • a drive side (412) where it engages the press unit (101); at the other end is an operator side (410) which is generally free rotating in a support.
  • plates (401) (402) (403) Covering the rounded surface of the shaft of the cylinder (400) are plates (401) (402) (403), each comprising an equal portion of the circumference of the cylinder (400).
  • the plates (401) (402) (403) are equally distributed around the circumference and have equal arcs.
  • the plates (401) (402) (403) may be mounted to the cylinder (400) by use of mounting slots (420).
  • the slots (420) may comprise and be tailored to plate lockup devices chosen according to the requirements of the particular press unit (101) in which the cylinder (400) is going to be installed.
  • the plates (401) (402) (403) may be in two or more sections in which the plates (401) (402) (403) in each section are circumferentially staggered relative to plates (401) (402) (403) in the other section(s).
  • the plates (401) (402) (403) in section (430) are staggered relative to the plates (401) (402) (403) in section (440). Therefore, as the cylinder (400) rotates, the plates in section (430) are at a different stage in printing than the plates in section (440).
  • This embodiment may operate with a staggered blanket cylinder (11) (12), which may be common in many older press units (101). This arrangement means that the two "sub-webs" which are being printed side by side, are at different points in printing at any time.
  • the cylinder (400) may have two sections of plates in which the plates (401) (402) (403) are circumferentially straight across relative to each other.
  • section (430) shows three columns (431) (432) (433) of plates (401) (402) (403) that are straight across relative to each other. Therefore, as section (430) rotates, the plates in columns (431) (432) (433) are all at the same stage in printing while plates in section (402) for example are all offset.
  • Such an embodiment comprises a continuous mounting slot (420).
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) may combine any number of sections (430) and (440), or have an entire cylinder (400) embodying only section (430) or (440). That is, a three-around plate cylinder (400) may embody entirely section (430), having multiple columns (431) (432) (433) with straight across plates. In a preferred embodiment, such a cylinder (400) has six columns, permitting printing six narrower pages from the cylinder (400). Alternatively, a three-around plate cylinder (400) may comprise multiples of section (440), with multiple columns of staggered plates (401) (402) (403). Any combination of sections (430) and (440) is also contemplated, as informed by the blanket cylinder (11) (12), the number of pages desired to be printed per cylinder (400), or any other factor.
  • the three-around cylinder actually have three separate plates.
  • the cylinder (400) may have only a single plate (or two offset plates each one corresponding to offset plates (430) and (440)) in FIGS. 5A through 5C .
  • This single plate can then be logically divided into three pages.
  • a two-around plate cylinder (10) and its three-around plate cylinder (400) replacement may have the same length between the operator side (410) and drive side (412). Because the diameter, length, and most importantly circumference are generally the same between a three-around plate cylinder (400) and corresponding two-around plate cylinder (10) which it is designed to replace, the three-around plate cylinder (400) may replace the two-around plate cylinder (10) (13) without alteration of the dimensions of the press (101) or mode of cylinder attachment to the press (101) in any way.
  • the press unit (101) comprising a replacement three-around plate cylinder (400) is operated at the same speed as it did when it comprised a two-around plate cylinder (10). Three pages are produced in the same amount of time as two were previously produced, thus increasing the productivity and rate of production without increasing the speed at which the press unit (101) is actually operated.
  • the three-around plate cylinder (400) may also rotate at the same rate as the two-around plate cylinder (10) (13), and may approximate the mass of the two-around plate cylinder (10) (13), permitting full integration into the press unit (101) and its operation without significant adjustment.
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) generally has the same newsprint speed dynamics as a two-around plate cylinder (10). Replacement with a three-around plate cylinder (400) is also facilitated by the fact that cylinders are generally designed to be removable.
  • the paper could produce 32 black and white pages, 16 black and white pages and 4 color pages or 8 color pages.
  • the unit could produce 48 black and white pages, 24 black and white pages and 6 color pages, or 12 color pages. Therefore, the press owner has the ability to add paging, color, or a combination of both when operating the press using three-around cylinders.
  • the three-around plate cylinder (400) will generally be used to retrofit an existing press unit (101) comprising two-around plate cylinders (10) (13) by replacing these with three-around plate cylinders (400). Such retrofitting also permits lowering the cut-off length (thereby permitting greater productivity and saving paper) without investing in a new, extremely expensive press unit (101). Replacement may be accomplished by any desirable or appropriate means, limited only by the means by which the cylinders are secured to the press unit (101). One of ordinary skill will know how to most efficiently and effectively remove the two-around plate cylinder (10) (13) and replace it with a three-around plate cylinder (400).
  • Means for connecting the three-around plate cylinder (400) may be the same as the means for connecting the two-around plate cylinder (10) (13), or may be improved or otherwise modified.
  • the three around plate cylinder (406) may be a new cylinder which is effectively a drop in substitute for the two-around cylinder (10), or the two-around cylinder may be modified (e.g. such as by being replated) to make it into a three-around cylinder (400).
  • each of these plates (401) (402) (403) corresponds to an image for a sheet ultimately separated from each other by the folder (121) and resulting in three separate sheets.
  • Each plate (401) (402) (403) is inked with an image that is transferred to the blanket cylinder (11) (12) and ultimately to the roll of paper.
  • the cut-off length of each sheet corresponds to the length of the image transferred originally from the plate (401) (402) (403) as the cylinder rolls along the length of the paper.
  • the cut-off length is dictated by the arc of the circumference of the cylinder (10) occupied by the plate (401) (402) (403) corresponding to that sheet.
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) replacing a two-around plate cylinder (10) will generally have the same diameter as the two-around plate cylinder (10). Because of this, the addition of additional plates (401) (402) (403) on a three-around plate cylinder (400) over a two-around plate cylinder (10) cuts the same circumference into smaller arcs. Therefore, the cut-off lengths of the sheets generated by a three-around plate cylinder (400) are shorter than those of a two-around plate cylinder (10) of the same diameter.
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) has a circumference of 1.63m (64")
  • operating a press unit comprising such a cylinder (400) generates three sheets 0.54m (21 1/3") in length.
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) has a 1.19m (47") circumference
  • such a cylinder would generate images on three sheets 0.40m (15 2/3") in length.
  • These sheets generated by a three-around plate cylinder (400) are shorter in length than the sheets generated by a two-around plate cylinder (10) of the same diameter, thereby accomplishing a shorter cut-off length and saving paper.
  • the reduction is thirty-three percent.
  • the three-around plate cylinder (400) sheets are not so much shorter that substantial readjustment of content placement or length is necessarily required to accommodate the shorter length.
  • a switch from a two-around plate cylinder (10) to a three-around plate cylinder (400) does not make it necessary to print additional sheets, which printing would make the newspaper longer and cancel out the paper savings accomplished by the shorter cutoff length, to accommodate this adjustment in length.
  • Most of the reduction in length may correspond to a reduction in margins or the size of an advertisement: i.e., a "half-page" ad will still cover half a page, but will simply be smaller since the page is smaller.
  • the page width may be proportionally altered. This may be done by printing more pages across the width of the paper web (which can result in further increases in speed of printing) or by using a narrower web and subdividing accordingly.
  • a three-around mode may utilize a one-around plate cylinder (600) as shown in FIG. 6 .
  • the cylinder (600) technically prints only one "page” per rotation.
  • the one "page” can actually comprise 3 pages (images) arranged sequentially which would allow this physical cylinder (600) to operate in a three-around mode in identical fashion to a three-around plate cylinder.
  • the one-around plate (601) design can be particularly advantageous when a pressline is partially upgraded or is being upgraded over time while still operating. Since the one-around plate (601) can handle any length up to it's circumference, the one-around plate (601) may be arranged to print in a two-around mode initially. Since the diameter of the retrofit one-around cylinder is not changed from the initial two-around, this allows for the newly modified press unit (101) to continue to operate in a pressline (100) where the remaining units have not yet been upgraded and still include two-around plate cylinders (10). Once all press units (101) are upgraded, the press (100) line may then switch to three-around operation.
  • the upgrade may be done in stages which may allow for the pressline (100) to not be taken out of operation while a retrofit occurs.
  • an eight press unit (101) pressline (100) could continuously operate on seven units with one being upgraded at any time.
  • Each unit (101) would either comprise an unmodified two-around press unit (101) or a modified one-around press unit (101) printing in two-around mode.
  • the pressline (100) can then immediately commence operation in three-around mode (on seven presses) by simply having the one-around plate cylinders (600) now print in three-around mode.
  • systems and methods for replacing a two-around plate cylinder (10) with a three-around plate cylinder (400) or one-around plate cylinder (600) may further comprise replacing the blanket cylinders (11) (12) with new blanket cylinders that cooperate with, or functionally interact with, the replacement three-around plate cylinders (400) or one-around plate cylinders (600).
  • Such a blanket cylinder (11) (12) replacement may be desirable where it is desirable to expand the capacity to print in color.
  • Such replacement may allow printing of multiple pages across each cylinder.
  • such replacement allows color printing of six pages across which in turn allows a fifty percent increase in color printing capacity from a traditional four-across cylinder. It may not be necessary to replace blanket cylinders (11) (12) where the existing press unit (101) provides sufficient productivity in color printing.
  • newly manufactured press units (101) may comprise one or more three-around plate cylinders (400).
  • three-around plate cylinders (400) it would be expected that new presses would simply be built with smaller two-around plate cylinders to produce pages of similar size. Therefore, the use of a three-around plate cylinder has particular value when used as part of a pressline retrofit because the three-around plate cylinder provides for a smaller cutoff without wasted paper and without the need to modify or replace existing press components.
  • the retrofitted pressline can occupy the same footprint as its predecessor, utilize all of the same motor and clutch controls, and operate at similar mechanical speeds.
  • FIG. 11 shows how this works. This is as opposed to a two-around cylinder when both cylinders may have pages 1, 2 when going clockwise, with one plate cylinder (10) simply being offset by 180 degrees. Such changes can be further complicated when sections (such as sections (430) and (440)) are used. However, the changes follow the same general principles.
  • the blanket cylinder (12A) generally requires modification as well to provide for the handedness by filling an existing slot (801) on one blanket cylinder (12A) and moving the slot 180 degrees to position (803) to avoid having a printing break in the middle of a page.
  • This modification is not required without the three-around mode being used as there is no handedness present in the two-around mode.
  • the modification is necessary to allow for correct alignment.
  • FIG. 10 shows that while the handedness is necessary on a standard unit (103), it may not be a necessary change on a three color unit (105).
  • a unit includes a half-deck (such as three color unit (105)) which are used in a dedicated non-reversing condition
  • the lower portion of the unit (103) may require handedness while the upper portion (half-deck (115)) generally does not.
  • the half-deck (115) may also require replacement and modification of blanket cylinder (1800) to recognize handedness.
  • FIG. 11 provides for a comparison of rotation showing how the handedness is required to provide for correct alignment of the plate (400A) and (400B) and blanket cylinders (12) and (12A).
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) may result in a fifty-percent increase in copy count per cylinder revolution.
  • a three-around plate cylinder (400) increases the rate at which product is created, without increasing the speed of operation of the press (101). This permits fewer resources to be devoted to each final product, making the publication generally more profitable and more productive. This is accomplished without increasing wear and tear on the press unit (101), because it is run at the same speed.
  • the shorter paper may be more user-friendly and more desirable for some readers, including those who wish to read the paper in a confined space or simply not deal with larger pages. It also saves paper, which in turn reduces the manpower, capital, material costs, and support costs necessary to print a publication. In turn, this may increase the revenue potential and decrease the environmental impact of a publication.
  • folders (121) calibrated for a two-around plate cylinder (10) While replacing a two-around plate cylinder (10) with a three-around plate cylinder (400) or one-around plate cylinder (600) so as to allow printing in three-around mode can result in paper savings, a smaller product, and higher productivity, folders (121) calibrated for a two-around plate cylinder (10) generally cannot function properly to cut and fold sheets generated from a three-around plate cylinder (400). The problem does not lie in the fact that sheets are produced at a greater rate of speed (as more sheets are produced per cylinder rotation); as folders (121) are structurally capable of operating at the faster rate required by such sheet generation.
  • folders (121) have been designed to subdivide collection by dividing by 2. That is that either every cut is complete, or every other cut is complete. With papers coming in multiples of three, the first operation will still function (since every number is divisible by one) but the second will not.
  • a pin/collect cylinder (4) in a folder (121) which is calibrated for a two-around plate cylinder (10) may, as described above, be "three-around,” or have a circumference that can bear three sheets generated by a two-around plate cylinder (10). Sheets generated by a three-around plate cylinder (400), with a shorter cut-off length, fit 4 1/2 times around a pin/collect cylinder (4) of the same size and operating at the same speed as a three-around pin/collect cylinder (4) keyed to a two-around plate cylinder (10).
  • a replacement end folder (500) have equivalent dynamics to the original end folder (121) relating to rate (in feet of paper per minute, or fpm) and angular velocity, or speed of rotation around the circumference of the pin/collect cylinder, even as the number of sheets per cylinder rotation (and therefore the ratio of sheets per foot of paper) increases at a 3:2 ratio due to the three-around plate cylinder (400) replacing the two-around plate cylinder (10).
  • replacement end folders capable of cutting and folding sheets at a shorter cut-off length generated by a three-around plate cylinder (400) replacing a two-around plate cylinder (10) without having many of the problems created by simply resizing the cylinders of the folder.
  • the first step in achieving this goal is to make the number of sheets per rotation of the pin/collect cylinder (14) an integer instead of the 4 1/2 that exists in a current 2:3:3 cylinder. Rounding up to 5 is preferable to rounding down to 4, as a pin/collect cylinder (94) carrying five sheets per rotation will be larger than a cylinder carrying four sheets per rotation and so can rotate more slowly, having a lower angular velocity.
  • FIG. 7 An altered folder (500) to accommodate three smaller pages being released at the same rate of two larger pages is also contemplated by this disclosure.
  • An embodiment of a folder with such alterations is shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the folder (500) is a jaw-type folder
  • such alterations may comprise changing the ratio between the cutting cylinder (93) and the pin/collect cylinder (95) so that the cutting cylinder (93) is three-around and the pin/collect cylinder (95) is five-around.
  • the jaw cylinder (95) would also be five-around, to continue functional interaction with a five-around pin/collect cylinder (94).
  • the folder (500) is a rotary-type folder
  • such alterations may comprise changing the ratio between the cutting cylinder (93) and a folding cylinder (not shown) so that the cutting cylinder (93) is three-around and the folding cylinder is five-around.
  • a folder (500) performing straight-run operation is more efficient than a folder (500) performing collect-run operation
  • the systems and methods disclosed herein may comprise changing the operation of the folder (500) from collect run to straight run in order to preserve the greater productivity introduced by replacing a two-around plate cylinder (10) with a three-around plate cylinder (400), or one-around plate cylinder (600), operating in three-around mode.
  • existing press unit (101) components may be used to accomplish such a conversion from collect run to straight run. It is possible in straight run operation to use an existing 2:3:3 or similar ratio folder so long as the cut off length is selected to correspond to the page length produced in three-around mode.
  • FIG. 7 An embodiment of a 3:5:5 replacement end folder (500) is shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the circumference of the pin/collect cylinder (94) has four positions (30) (31) (33) (34) carrying sheets, with a position (32) which is currently empty.
  • the cutting cylinder (93) becomes a three-around cylinder, but is sized so that the blades (20) (21) interact with the paper (131) at the breaks between the sheets.
  • This 5:3 ratio between the pin/collect cylinder (94) and the cutting cylinder (93) means that each one-third reduction of the cutting cylinder (13) will bring a blade (20) (21) into contact with a break between sheets placed in positions (30) (31) (33) (34), and that each revolution of the pin/collect cylinder (14) carries an even integer number of sheets with a blank space to allow completion of the revolution.
  • the replacement folder (500) may also comprise a five-around jaw cylinder (95), as those cylinders are preferably in a 1:1 ratio for efficient operation.
  • the replacement folder is in a 3:5:5 ratio between the cutting cylinder (93), pin/collect cylinder (94), and jaw cylinder (95).
  • a folder capable of 60,000 impressions per hour may, when replaced with a 3:5:5 folder, handle 90 kiph.
  • a 3:5:5 folder (500) used with a three-around plate cylinder (400) has very similar dynamics to a 2:3:3 end folder (121) used with a two-around plate cylinder (10), in that the components have similar angular velocities and speeds of rotation since the page changes generally do not require significant resizing of the cylinders (13), (14) and (15)1.
  • An additional advantage is that components for a 3:5:5 folder (500) are readily available, which minimizes the cost and logistics of adapting a folder to a replacement three-around plate cylinder (400).
  • the replacement folder (500) In straight run operation ( FIG. 3A ), the replacement folder (500) would yield three products for every revolution of the three-around plate cylinder (400). In collect run operation ( FIG. 3B ), the replacement folder (500) would collect three printed sheets to produce one completed product.
  • the 3:5:5 folder is generally unusable in collect run operation. This has to do with cutting of new sheets while interacting with collected sheets on the pin/collect cylinder (14).
  • the cutting cylinder (13) will interact with cutting surfaces on the pin/collect cylinder (14).
  • the pin/collect cylinder (14) also has sheets already collected thereon when in collect operation, there is a problem in that the cutting cylinder (13) will "trim" already collected sheets.
  • the folder (800) includes not only the traditional male cutting cylinder (93) but also include a female pin/cutting cylinder (99). This can provide for more efficient collect run on a three-around print when used with a five-around pin/collect cylinder (94) and a five-around jaw cylinder (95). Further, it can make it easier to place a folder designed to operate with a three-around mode printing, into the same footprint originally occupied by a 2:3:3 folder since angular positions between the cylinders can be altered.
  • Four embodiments of folders (800) designed for this type of operation are shown in FIG. 8 . These include a 3:3:5:5 folder ( FIG.
  • FIG. 8A a 4:4:5:5 folder
  • FIG. 8B a 4:4:5:5 folder
  • FIG. 8C a 2:4:5:5 folder
  • FIG. 8D a 3:4:5:5 folder
  • the 3:4:5:5 ratio is preferred as it takes less space and can occupy a similar, or the same, footprint to the original 2:3:3 folder while still operating in an efficient fashion.
  • the 4:4:5:5 folder may be preferred where space is not an issue as it can provide for the best fold dynamics since it has the largest cylinders.
  • Other ratios, while not depicted, may also be used. That includes, but is not limited to: a 2:4:4:4 folder.
  • the folder (800) types of FIG. 8A through 8D can operate in either straight and collect mode and therefore generally provide for more-flexibility where such flexibility may be necessary or desired.
  • This operation is generally similar to the operation of the 3:5:5 folder (500) of FIG. 7 but includes an additional female pin/cutting cylinder (99) so as to provide for a different placement and easier product transfer and operation.
  • a 3:4:5:5 folder (800) operates in straight mode the section leads of the paper will pass through the final set of nipping cylinders (38) and (39) and then engage the three-around female pin/cutting cylinder (99).
  • the knife of the three-around male cutting cylinder (93) engages the four-around cylinder (99) to cutoff a product.
  • the cutoff product is retained via pins on the female pin/cutting cylinder (99) while it rotates to a timed relation with the five-around pin/collect cylinder (94).
  • the pin/collect cylinder (94) then engages via pins the product and as it rotates slightly and the female pin/cutting cylinder (99) retracts pins thereby "handing off” the product to the five-around pin/collect cylinder (94).
  • the pin/collect cylinder (94) then rotates to a timed relation with the five-around jaw cylinder (95).
  • the pin/collect cylinder (94) tucking blade (37) extends thereby inserting the product into the jaws (38) of the five-around jaw cylinder (95) while simultaneously withdrawing pins.
  • the jaws (38) complete closing on the product, thereby starting a folded product.
  • the jaw cylinder (95) continues to rotate until the product is fully in folded form.
  • the jaw cylinder (95) continues to rotate until a timed relation with the delivery fan cylinder (98).
  • the folded product is released from the jaw cylinder (95) to the guides that direct the product to the delivery fan (98).
  • the delivery fan (98) then rotates to a position where it then releases the product to the delivery conveyor (9).
  • This cycle is repeated for every successive product (that is, each paper) yielding a number of products equal to the ratio of each cylinder in equal proportion as the relative ratio of that cylinder. That is for a five-around cylinder - one complete rotation yields 5 products, for a three-around cylinder - one complete rotation yields 3 products, etc. Since the cylinders rotate at different angular speeds, the resultant numbers match up. Therefore, every cut of the male cutting cylinder (93) yields one complete product once it is transported through all successive cylinders.
  • the 3:4:5:5 folder or any of the four cylinder folders (800) of FIGS. 8A through 8D may also operate in collect mode.
  • collect mode the section leads pass through the final set of nipping cylinders (38) and (39) and then engage the four-around female pin/cutting cylinder (99) as before.
  • the knife of the three-around male cutting cylinder (93) engages to cutoff a first product.
  • the first product is one part of three parts required to be gathered (collected) to complete an entire product. This is different from a collection of a two-around mode where the product in collect mode had a multiple of two sheets in each collection.
  • parts 'A', 'B', 'C' the first part, is retained via pins on the pin/female cutting cylinder (99) while it rotates to a timed relation with the five-around pin/collect cylinder (94).
  • the pin/collect cylinder (14) then engages via pins to part C and as it rotates slightly, the female pin/cutting cylinder (19) retracts pins thereby "handing off” part C to the pin/collect cylinder (14). While this occurs, the next position of the female pin/cutting cylinder) (19) engages, cuts and retains part B.
  • the pin/collect cylinder (14) continues to rotate and retains (collects) part C and does not fold off to the jaw cylinder (15) while simultaneously taking successive "hand-offs" from the female pin cutting cylinder (19) of parts B then A. This action continues until parts C, B, and A are collected (retained) on the pin/collect cylinder (94). At this point, parts C, B, and A are just single parts retained on the pin/collect cylinder (94). None are gathered nor constitute a completed collect product.
  • the first part A is now tucked by the pin/collect cylinder (94) into the jaw cylinder (95) to finish transport out of the machine.
  • the single part A is incomplete as a product and is scrap.
  • the parts continue to repeat in sequence CBA, CBA etc. successively.
  • the interplay of the four-rotation (99) and five-rotation (94) cylinder will line the components up. Since the four-cylinder rotation of female pin/cutting cylinder (19) will introduce an additional space, effectively the five-around pin/collect cylinder (94) will have placed thereon C, B, A, space. The process will then repeat.
  • every 3 cuts of the cutting cylinder (93) (one complete rotation) yield one complete product (3 parts) once it is collected and transported through all successive cylinders (99), (94) and (95).
  • alterations to the end folder (500) or (600) may be incorporated into a folder module which may replace the corresponding original end folder (121) components.
  • the module may comprise any or all components of the new folder (500) or (600) which one of ordinary skill finds may be more easily replaced as a unit rather than altered individually.
  • the module may comprise the pin/collect cylinder (94), a jaw cylinder (95), and an additional cylinder such as a female cutting- pin cylinder (99) and any other desirable components, in addition to cutting cylinder (93) which may similarly operate as a drop-in module.
  • the module may comprise a folding cylinder, and any other desirable components.
  • adapters may additionally or alternatively be used to mount or connect the module or its components to the existing press unit (101).
  • the adapters may be of any structure that one of ordinary skill finds useful to functionally and securely connect the module or its components to the existing press unit (101).
  • the alterations to the end folder (121) disclosed herein may be applied to any folder (500) type known or developed in the art, including rotary, jaw, and pinless designs and their functional equivalents. Any other necessary adjustments to the press unit (101) or the operation of those or other components, are also contemplated.
  • a folder module having two folding streams as input may be modified so that the folder (121) portion for one stream is designed to cut output from the press unit (101) in two-around mode and the other folder (800) portion is designed to cut output from the press units (101) in three-around mode.
  • most standard folders (121) have two folder modules.
  • one half of the solder (121) may be replaced by a three-around module (e.g., a 3:4:5:5 folder) for three-around mode operation while the other is left a two-around (e.g., a 2:3:3 folder) for two-around mode operation. This can be useful in the retrofitting over time methodology for a pressline (100) discussed previously.
  • the folder can operate using its two-around mode set up while the pressline (100) is being upgraded, and immediately switch to three-around mode folding once the pressline (100) is completed. It should also be noted that if such a retrofit of one-around plate cylinders (600) and a partial folder refit having both two-around and three-around mode capability is completed, still further flexibility is provided to the pressline (100) as if this folder is left in this half-and-half configuration, the pressline (100) can operate in either two-around or three-around mode freely depending on the specific desire of the pressline (100) operator at the time.
  • a skip slitter (not shown), which cuts every other sheet into the smaller tabloid format as opposed to the larger broadsheet format. Such cutting may serve to generate a tabloid-style insert or advertising section into an otherwise broadsheet publication. Because a skip slitter cuts every other sheet, it must be properly calibrated to the sheet's cut-off length. In addition, it must be calibrated to cut every 1/3 or 2/3 sheets generated by a three-around plate cylinder (400), rather than to cut every other sheet generated by a two-around plate cylinder (10). Replacing a two-around plate cylinder (10) with a three-around plate cylinder (400) may therefore comprise altering the knife, gearing, timing, or any other aspect of a skip slitter where collect run operation is maintained.
  • the systems and methods disclosed herein for printing with a three-around plate cylinder (400), or a one-around plate cylinder (600), operating in three-around mode comprise retrofitting an existing press unit (101) comprising two-around plate cylinders (10) (13), with three-around plate cylinders (400) or one-around plate cylinders (600) so it can operate in three-around mode.
  • retrofitting permits lowering the cut-off length (thereby permitting greater productivity, creating a more user-friendly product, and saving paper) without investing in a new, extremely expensive press unit (101).
  • Retrofitting can also permit continued use of an existing press unit (101) that is perfectly acceptable other than its inopportunely sized plate cylinders (10) (13) that require unduly large cut-off lengths. Retrofitting further can allow greater continuity of operation (and therefore greater continuity of revenue stream): simply exchanging a few components in an existing press unit (101) is a much less involved task than dismantling and removing an old press unit, and acquiring, installing, and optimizing a new press unit. It also means that employees do not need to learn the intricacies and eccentricities of a new press unit. Further, all press units (101) in the pressline may be modified along with the folder (121) being modified to provide a pressline having completely new page sizes, without any major component of the line being completely replaced.

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  1. Ein Verfahren zur Verringerung der Cutt-off-Länge einer Zeitung, wobei das Verfahren umfassend:
    das Ersetzen eines ersten Plattenzylinders (10; 13; 1801) einer Presseinheit (101) mit einem entsprechenden zweiten Plattenzylinder (400; 600), welcher im Wesentlichen die gleiche Länge, Durchmesser und Umfänge wie der erste Plattenzylinder aufweist (10; 13; 1801);
    das Drucken von Seiten auf der Presseinheit (101), wobei das Drucken umfasst, dass die Presseinheit mit der gleichen Geschwindigkeit läuft, die es vor dem Ersetzen hatte; und
    die Verwendung eines Drei oder Vier-Zylinder-Falters (121), um das Schneiden und Falten der Seiten bereitzustellen;
    wobei der erste Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) eine erste Anzahl von Platten (200; 201) umfasst, welche gleichmäßig um den Umfang des ersten Plattenzylinders verteilt sind (10; 13; 1801); und der zweiten Plattenzylinder (400, 600) eine zweite Anzahl von Platten (401; 402; 403; 601) umfasst, welche gleichmäßig um den Umfang des zweiten Plattenzylinders verteilt sind (400; 600), und:
    entweder die erste Anzahl der Platten (200, 201) zwei ist und die zweite Anzahl von Platten (401; 402; 403) drei ist;
    oder die erste Anzahl von Platten (200; 201) zwei ist und die zweite Anzahl von Platten (601) eins ist, und, wenn die zweite Anzahl eins ist, der zweite Plattenzylinder (601) so eingestellt ist, dass er drei Seiten pro Umdrehung des zweiten Plattenzylinders (600) druckt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Druckeinheit (101) einen ersten Gummizylinder (11; 12; 1800) umfasst, welcher mit dem ersten Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) verknüpft ist, wobei das Verfahren ferner den Schritt des Ersetzens des ersten Gummizylinders (11; 12; 1800) in der Presseinheit mit einem zweiten Gummizylinder zusammenarbeitend mit dem zweiten Plattenzylinder (400; 600) umfasst.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der erste Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) von der Presseinheit (101) entfernt wird und durch den zweiten Plattenzylinder (400; 600) ersetzt wird.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der erste Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) modifiziert wird, um zu dem zweiten Plattenzylinder (400; 600) zu werden.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend: das Wiederholen der Ersetzung für jeden ersten Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) in der Presseinheit (101).
  6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, worin die Presseinheit (101) eine Vielzahl von ersten Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) umfasst, und worin der Schritt des Ersetzens für jeden der Vielzahl der ersten Plattenzylinder (10; 13; 1801) durchgeführt wird.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin der Drei- oder Vier-Zylinder-Falter (121) ein Vier-Zylinder-Falter ist, der aus einer Gruppe ausgewählt ist, bestehend aus: einem 2:4:4:4 Falter, einem 3:3:5:5 Falter, einem 4:4:5:5 Falter, einem 2:4:5:5 Falter, einem 3:4:5:5 Falter.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei der Drei- oder Vier-Zylinder-Falter (121) ein Drei-Zylinder-Falter ist, der aus einer Gruppe ausgewählt ist, bestehend aus: einem 3:5:5 Falter und einem 4:5:5 Falter.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Falter (121) in einem Sammeidurchiauf operiert.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, wobei der Falter (121) in einem Straight-Durchlauf operiert.
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